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Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements

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Handpicked by Brooklyn-based florist Ingrid Carozzi offers a practical guide to crafting beautiful, sustainable flower arrangements that celebrate seasonality. Organised by season, the book provides clear, step-by-step instructions on how to measure, cut, and place each bloom, helping you create over 35 unique displays. Carozzi shares techniques involving materials like chicken wire and tape to build frameworks for both delicate and oversized blooms. With an emphasis on sourcing or upcycling containers—from wooden crates to vintage jars—the book marries modern style with rustic charm through lush photography and natural compositions.
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This book is ideal for anyone interested in flower arranging, especially those who appreciate sustainable, seasonal, and organic design approaches. It suits beginners eager to learn practical techniques as well as seasoned florists looking for fresh creative inspiration.

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Learn to create impressive flower arrangements at home with this richly illustrated, approachable guide

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Brooklyn-based florist Ingrid Carozzi reveals her secrets for creating flower arrangements that are modern, original, and organic in style. Organized by season, the book presents simple step-by-step instruction (how to measure, cut, and place each bloom) for making more than 35 arrangements.

Whether you want to learn how to work with chicken wire and tape to create a simple framework or try your hand at arranging delicate and oversize blooms, Carozzi offers a detailed tutorial on her tricks of the trade. Readers are encouraged to source, make, or upcycle unexpected containers, such as rough-hewn wooden crates or vintage pots, jars, and vases.

Full of natural floral compositions that marry the modern with the rustic, Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements is a lushly photographed, practical guide to creating your own exceptional flower arrangements at home.

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Homes & Antiques praises Handpicked for its easy-to-follow instructions and modern, organic style, highlighting the plentiful use of sprawling greenery, blowsy blooms, and natural forms that make the floral displays truly showstopping.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419723896

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 March 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 100 Halftones, color

Contributors:

  • By Paul Brissman
  • Text by Eva Nyqvist

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 274.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 890g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Ingrid Carozzi is one of New York’s most sought-after florists and the owner of the acclaimed Tin Can Studios in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Her work has been covered in publications such as Vogue, Martha Stewart Weddings, Design*Sponge, The Knot, and more.

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